North Carolina Newspapers

VOi XXXit YadkinviHe, Y adkin County, N. C., Thursday, June 25, 1925 No. 26 General Shake-up Planned in Prohibition Department News comes from Washing ton that there will be a genera! shakeup in the prohibition forces effective August f. A!! dry agents who have been negligent in their duties will be asked to step down and out and those more diligent A nierciiess warfare wilt be waged against the bootlegger and rum runner, and on!y offi cers who do their duties, regard less of party atfiliations and po litical "pets," wili be employed. The department is determined to rtd this country of the boot legger, and it would seem that his days are numbered. Winston-Saiem Has Two Cost!y Fires Fite of undetermined origin broke out in the Manhattan cafe tn Winston Salem at a tate hour Sunday night, doing damage es timated at $20,000. Besides the cafe, a jewelry store, tailor shop and barber shop was g"tted by the (ire. The fire was a stubborn one and it required more than an hour for the firemen to extin guish it. George Morris, forme: owner of the cate, was arrested Mon day, charged with setting the building on fire He was re leased under $2,000 bond. Fite of unknown origin de stroyed the grandstand at a base ball park in Winston-Salem Fri day afternoon. Seven automo biles were consumed in the flames. A game of baseball was in progress at the time. YeacAer*' ScAoiarsAip The Mercy Jane Hayes schotarshtp and student ioan fund, to be used for advanced training for the intermediate and senior high-schoo) teachers of De troit schools, has been recentiy estab iiahed by Miss Hayes, who was once principai of the Hutrhins Intermedi ate sciiooi. One thousand doiiars a year is to be turned over to the trus tees of Teachers' coiiege, ('o)umbia university, for defraying the expenses of a Detroit teacher at that institu tion. Advanced work in education must be pursued, and the teacher must return to Detroit and give the schoois the boneHt of iter studies for at ieast three years after her year at Teachers' coiiege. LeacocA Out of LucA Sir James ISarrie refers to the hap piest memories of a iifetime as "wal nuts." At the request of a Xow York coiumnist a number of noted authors contributed what they considered their own most priceless walnuts for pubiicatton. Stephen I.eacstck, the Canadian, arrived iate. His lacouie comment in answer to the request for one instance was, "Haven't read it yet." This naturaiiy enough gave rise to the question whether Profes sor Leacock was a chronic optimist or mereiy a continued humorist.— Haakatoon Star. Virginia Aitf* tihrarie* An increase of more titan threefoid in the appropriation for state-aided iibraries, most of which ate in rtirat schoois. has been made ity the Vir ginia genera) assembly, according tv announcement of the state depi.rtm-nt of education. This makes it possible to aid e'ery year l.dttf) rurai schoois in the nurchase of library hooks. Deserf Air Service A project for the beginning in July. 1B2!S( of a cross-desert air service from Itatnieh, i'aiestine. to Basrah. Iraq, as a link in the London to Bom bay route, is under discussion In Lon don. The pian proposes to cover Hie H00 miies between the two cities in one day. with a brief halt in Hag dad. The cost for passenger traits portation is estimated at flit) (roughly. *100). iVinefy Year* in One ffotue Miss Loveii, of Towcestcr, \Orti, ants. Knglnnd, recentiy died tn the room in which she was bom. Kha had iived in the same house for ninety years. Senator E. F. Ladd Answers Fina! CaH Senator Kdwin f. Ladd, of North Dakota, died in a Haiti more hospital Monday at the age of 65 years. Senator Ladd was for years a leader in the Republican party, lining np with the insurgent wing of the patty in the 1124 campaign * Coffow Gin ftre* Static electricity is the principal cause of fires in cotton gins during the ginning process, according to the United States bureau of chemistry. Mr. Harry E. Hoc the, deveiopment en gineer in that bureau, has pointed out the fact that in the seasons when the greatest number of cotton gin Ores occurred eiectrostatic charges have been abundant. At such times iow humidities have prevailed and the cotton being ginned was particu iariy dry and dirty. During the periods when few (ires occurred, eiectrostatic charges have been conspicuousiy ab sent.—From Tycos (Rochester, N. Y ). Trustee's Notice of Sa!e of KeaJ Estate By virtue of a deed of trust, executed by Frank Eddleman and wife, Mary Eddleman, on the 7th day of August, 1923. and recorded in book 33, page 34, of mortgages in the office of Regis ter of Deeds for Yadkin county, North Carolina. 1 will sell for cash, at public auction, at the courthouse door in Yadkinville, North Carolina, on the 22od day of July, 1925, the following real estate, to wit: Lying and being in Forhush township, Yadkin county, North Carolina, bounded on the north by Cyrus Bruce; on the east by C. Allgood: on the south by D. F. Hobson; on the west by K. Lakey lands, containing lit) acres, more or less, and known as the Lakey place. This June 20, 1925. S. Carter Wilhams, Trustee ! Notice of Re-Sale of Rea) Estate ! Pursuant to an order of the Superior Court of Yadkin County made on the 1st day of June, 1925, in a special proceeding en titled F. M. Haire, Administrator of D T. Groce against Viola Btnnche'Croce and others 1 will re sell at public auction at the Coutt House door i n Yadkin ville on the 0th day of July. 1925. at or about the hour of 1 o'clock, the following real estate, to wit: Beginning at a stone, M. M. Wagoner's corner, runs north with his line 4(- poles to a stone, his corner; then with said Wag oner line 35 poles to a black gum Wagoner's corner; then North 80 poles to a sassafras, Deborah Bryant's corner in L. B. Swaim's line: then Fast 18 poles to a stone on the Fast bank of Crutchfield Ford Road, D. C. Swaim's cor ner; then South with his line 3" poles to a stone in the old field, D. C Swaim's corner; then near lv Fast with his line crossing the branch 37 poles to a stone, said Swaim's corner, just below his vineyaru; then South crossing the same branch 1<)0 poles to a dogwood sprout in C. L: Croce's hne; then west . long his line 18 poles to the beginning, contain ing 24 acres more or less. This June 20, 1925 S. Carter Williams, Commissioner Bad Shooting Affair Near Farmington George Smith, living near Farmington, was shot and seri onsly wounded by his brother in law. Bud Jenkins, Friday aft ernoon, th§ shooting occurring near Farmington According to reports Jenkins was threatening to kill another man who he accused of report ing him in a liquor case, when Smith remonstrated with him. Jenkins then turned his gun on Smith and fired twice, one load taking effect in the man's side. Smith was rushed to a Win ston-Salem hospital and the doc tors say he has a fighting chance for recovery Jenkins made his escape and has not been appre hended. Tom P. Jimison is Heard From Again l orn P. Jimison, the preacher who got caught with two suit cases full of booxe in Charlotte some months ago, and whose fine of $507 was paid by a check signed by Carnet on Morrison, has been heard trom again. Tom is studying law some where in Raleigh. He attended church in that city last Sunday and led in prayer. Tom says he is not through with, politics yet. We suspect Tom has a longing for the gov ernor's chair. Federal and State Officers in Battle federal and Stale officers en gaged in a pisto! battie in the mountains of West Virginia be fore daylight Saturday morning. The two squads of officers, each unaware of the other's presence, began shooting at each other in the dark ant* before their identity had been disclosed one Federal officer was kilted and two State officers seriously wounded. Re Sale of Land By virtue of an of the superior court of Yadkin county, made in a special proceeding, entitled B. C. Shore, administrator of S. M. Ashley, deceased vs Margaret Ashley et a!, the undersigned commissioner will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction at the court house door in Yad kinvilleon Monday, July 6th, 1925, at 1 o'clock p. m , the fol lowing described real estate; Adjoining the lands of P. M. Nicks, A. J. Reinhardt and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone in the middle of the branch being the northwest cor ner, runs south 17.35 chs to a stone at a pine, Nicks' corner; thence east with Ntcks' line 17 77 chs to a stone; thence north 2.50 chs to a stone in the swamp; thence east 75 links to the middle of the branch; thence north 15 degrees west with said branch as it meanders 6 chains to a crook in the branch; then north 20 de grees east 1 chain with said branch; then north 30 degrees west with said branch 5 chains to Mathis' line; the nearly west with said branch as it meanders 30 30 chs;-then north about 10 degrees west with said branch 12 chs ro the beginning containing 25 acres more or less. Terms of sale one-half cash on confirmation of sale, remainder on credit of six months with bond and approved security. This June 13. 1925. B. C. Shore. Commissioner. Watauga Officer KiHs Young Man Leonard Trip!e!t, aged 20 years, was shot and killed by H W. Wooten, a deputy sheriff of Watauga county, on a highway in that county Saturday night. It is alleged that the officer stopped Triplett on the road and searched it for liquor, finding none. In the meantime some words passed between the two men, whereupon the officer shot Triplett to death. Wooten was placed in jail and feeling toward him is satd to be ! very bit er. * Yadkin Gets Aid For County Schoois The allocation of the North Carolina public school fund for! the various counties for the 1925-: 1926 has been made. $1,499,750' is to be divided among seventy- ) five counties. Yadkin's share is $30,974.50. Harmony Lodge To InstaH Officers _ I Harmony, June 20. — The of ' ficers of Harmony Lodge, No. 657, A. F. & A. M, will be pub licly installed by Leon Cash, of! V, instou-Salem, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in North Caro lina, at the high school auditori-i umhere Saturday night, June 27. At the same time there will be a public address on Masonry. Music will be furnished by the Kimel^rchestra of Winston Salem. F All Masons and their famifies especially, and the public gener-! ally are cordially invited to at-! tend. High Point Officer Dies From Wounds FredC. Claywell, High Point policeman, died in a hospital in that city last Thursday from the effects of a bullet wound re ceived two weeks prior whiie he and other officers were raid ing a negro gambling den. Claywell was 31 years old and: is survived by a wife and three small children. He was for a time on the Statesville police force and was a fearless offcicer. The funeral and burial took place at Damascus church, Ire dell county, near where the de : ceased was born and reared, Fri day afternoon. Policemen from High Point and Statesville, in full uniform, attended the funer al in a body. At the time Claywell was wounded, Officer Reeves, who wa6 with the party of policemen was shot and killed by the neg roes. A negro, who claims he shot I both of the officers, and himself badly wounded, lies in a High Point hospital, guarded by of ficers, and will be tried for hrs life if he recovers. Black Snake Pulls Freak at a Funeral At a funeral at Fairview cem etery near Albemarle last Thurs day a large black snake created some excrement when it crawl ed from the hood of an automo bile and tried to bite a bystand er. The snake which measured nearly four feet in length, was ! killed with a shovel after which the funeral services proceeded without interruption. - " ' -- - Senator LaFoHette Passed Away Thursday Evening Off to Borrow Money Governor McLean and Old Man Ben Lacy are in New York trying to borrow the trilling rmount of $15,000,000 to keep the Old North State going for a tew more months. Re-Sale of Valuable farm ing And Timber Lands By virtue of an order of the^ Superior Court of Yadkin County j made on the 15th day of June, 1925, in an action therein pending wherein Lon C. Fleming et al; are petitioners, and M. B. Mills et al are defendants, the undersign ed commissioner wit! sell for cash to the highest bidder, at public auction, at the cour, bouse door in Yadkinville, N. C, on MONDAY, jULTO. 1925 sale to begin at about 1 o'clock F. M., the following described lands: TRACT ONE: Lying on the waters ot North Hunting Creek in the County of Yadkin, and in state of North Carolina, bounded as follows: Beginning at a chest nut on a btanch below the school bouse spring,corner of the Lind sep tract; thence with the Lind seys old line S 30 degrees E 53 poles to a pine, Fleming corner; with said line S 38 degrees E ou Flemings line 98 poles to a post oak, Flemings corner; then E 80 poles to a post oak; thence N 75 degrees W 186 poles to a post oak the old beginning corner of the tract; thence westwardly to !t e beginning, containing 100 acres more or less. TRACT TWO: Adjoining the I iands of William S Gou^h,! James Dickerson and others, and bounded as follows: Beginning at a hickory on the bank of Hunt ing creek, runs X 5 degrees E 53 poles to a maple; then X 25 de grees L 21 poles to a-—in Cowles and Gough's line; then S 6" degrees E 64 poles to a pine: then E 56 poles to a poplar then E 1 degree S 114 poles to a white oak; thence E 14 degrees X 79 poles to a post oak; thence S 39 poles to a branch (the corner white oak on the south side of branch); then S about 56 degrees west 2ht) poles down the mean ders of said branch to Hunting creek; then X about 80 degrees W up the meanders of said creek 158 poles to the beginning, con taining and including 15') acres more or less. TRACT THREE: Lying on the waters of north Hunting creek in the county of Yadkin, and in state of X. C., and bounded as follows; Beginning at a hickory on the red bank, Flemings cor ner; thence X 5 degrees West to Thomas Lindseys ot Cowles cor ner; thence with his line west ward to the creek thence south wardly down the creek with ns meanders to the beginning, con taining by estimation 45 actes more or less The above tracts of land con stitute the real estrte of the late 5. F. Fldming, deceased, and is sold fot partition. Tracts will 8e offered separately and as a whole, or in any combination or the best price. There is per raps mote valuable timber of rak, pine, and forest pine on hese lands than on any other ;imi!ar lands in this section of he state. Terms of sale cash on confir nation of sale. This June i5, 1925. Wade Reavis, Commissioner Senator Robert M. LaFollette^ for many years a stormy petref in American politics, and a can didate for president on the in surgent ticket last year, died ic Washington City last Thursday. Heart trouble, following a severe cold, was the cause of his death. He health began to fail more than a year ago but had been up' attending to his routine of work he contracted a severe cold, fol lowed by heart trouble Senator LaFollette, who was a native of Wisconsin, was 7(1 years old. He is survived bv his widow and four children. The uody was taken to Madi son, Wisconsin, for interment. "Fighting Hob" LaFollette, as he was known in political cir cles, was a candidate for presi dent on the insurgent Republi can ticket in 1924, and while he failed entirely as a presidential candidate, yet he was universal ly admired for his "stickability." Somewhat like the late President Roosevelt, when he made up his mind on any subject nothing could move him. Despite the fact that he had hundreds of bitter enemies the name of LaFollette will go down m history as one of the greatest Americans of bis day. Short News Items From Everywhere Samuel L. Rogers, former director of the census, died at his home at Franklin, N. C., Thursday. Harriet Smith Howerton, aged 111 years, died at her hon.e liea Bethany, Iredell county,last Wednesday. W. E. l\I:tchell, a Raleigh printer, was drowned while swimming :u a lake near Smithheld Sunday. It is said that Tam Bowie will renew his fight f a* rail roads iti "the lost provinces'* of \\ estern North Carolina. Pete Xarofanetes, a High Point Creek, is suing Harry Yocares, another Greek of that city, for ^1^,000 for steal, ing his Wife. A feed barn, with a horse, automobile and feedstuff, be longing to J. H. Washburn, near Madison, was destroyed by lightning the past week. Theives entered a church in Wiuston-Salem recent! v and stole a small box of mon ey that was to be used to pur chase a memo-da! to a deceas lady member. Will Edwards, who stabbed Luther Tate to death near Winston-Salem some weeks ago, was tried in Forsyth court last and given 5 tc years in state prison. Paul Dry, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M.. Dry, of Mooresville, was shot and killed hy his brother, Whitfield Dry, aged 11 years, last Wednesday.. A .22 ride was used. Get your neighbor to sub scribe for The Ripple.